Device for teaching penmanship.



PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

F. C. YOUNG.

DEVICE FOR TEACHING PENMANSHIP.

APPLICATION TILED FEB. 24. 1904.

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PATENTED FEB. 28, 1905.

F. U. YOUNG.

DEVICE FOR TEACHING PENMANSHIP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24,1904.

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Patented February 28, 1905.

FRANK (J. YOUNG, OF NE\V IPIAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

DEVlCE FOR TEACNlNGi PENlVlANSl-HP SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,497, dated February 28, 1905.

Application filed February 24, 1904. Serial No. 195,106.

To all who/it it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, FRANK O. YoUNe, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of (,lonnecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Devices 't'oi'filcaching Penmanship; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which term a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvcn'ients in a device for teaching penmanship; and the objects of my invention are, lirst, to give the lingers and thumb of the pen-holding hand such support that they will be held in the correct position for both the free-hand and the muscular movements while writing; second, to give proper support to the pen-holder while the hand is held in the correct position for using the :lreehand and muscular movements in writing; third, to so hold the lingers and thumb of the pen-holding hand that the writer will be unable to use the finger movement while writing.

.l attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a view of the mechanism in its most complete form; Fig. 2, a view oi. the palm of the hand, showing the lingers and thumb held by the device in their correct position, with the penholder in place. Fig. 3 represents a view of the hand with the device in position holding the lingers and thumb in the correct position, with the penholder in place.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, Adesignates a loop formed by bending the ends of a piece of wire into the required shape and bringing them together at B. From B the wire twisted to form a shank BC, and from C one end is continued, forming section E, on which the ring H slides, the socket D, and the thumbrest F and ending at (i, this end being supported on the shank BO. On E a wire ring H is placed, fastened to E by small ring 1.

This small ring .I. is so constructed. that it may be slipped around the socket l) and H removed at any time. The small ring I, permits H to slide on E. From 0 the other end ol the wire is bent into the shapes J, K, L, M, N, and O. This end of the wire meets the rest BU at P. The wire is turned around the rest BU'at l. and continued to (,1, (its end,) forming the recess lt, the bends J and M forming arches to pass over the third linger, and. the bend O forming an arch over the forelinger.

The operation of the device is as follows: The thumb of the pen-holding hand is inserted through loop A, the end of thumb resting on rest F, holding the penholder with the lirst and middle linger in the correct way. The lirst linger is placed under the arch O. The middle linger is placed over N and through the socket l). The third linger is placed under the wire forming arches .rl and .l and the little linger over the bends L and K. The series of bonds hold the lingers so that the nails of the 'little and third, lingers may touch the desk,

and the penholder be held with the other two lingers and thumb, as shown by Fig. 3.

The lower shank of the penholder is placed in the ring H and. the upper shank in the spring-recess lt, being pressed into said recess until sullicient support is given. The ring ll is then adjusted on E to suit the lingers ol the writer and the device is ready for use.

I claim wire as the best material for the construction of my mechanism, but do not desire to limit myself to this material :lor its construction, as it may be made of diliierent material to better ad vantage.

This device is simple, durable, and inexpensive.

Having described my invention, whatl claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A device for teaching penmanship consisting of a loop for the thumb, a shank at the inner end of the loop, a socket for the second or middle linger, a rest for the end ol the thumb,arches to extend over the lirst and third lingers, and a rest projecting beyond the little linger, and all formed from a single piece of wire, substantially as described.

2. A device for teaching pennianship consisting of a loop for the thumb, a, shank at the inner end of the loop, a socket for the second, or middle finger, a rest for the end of the thumb, arches to extend over the first and third fingers, a rest projectingbeyond the little finger, and a recess to the left of the forefinger-arch and between the thun1b-loop and thumb-rest to receive a penholder or pencil,

?substantially as described.

3. A device for teaching penmztnship conl l l l sisting of a loop for the thumb, a shank at the inner end of the loop, a socket for the second or middle finger, a rest for the end of the thumb,ztrches to extend over the first and third I 5 fingers, a rest projecting beyond the little finger, and a movable ring between said socket and shank, substantially as described.

' FRANK C. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

M. L. ENGLISH, A. B. JENNINGS. 

